public speaking

public speaking

noun
1.
the act of delivering speeches in public.
2.
the art or skill of addressing an audience effectively.

Origin:
1755–65
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public speaking
 
n
the art or practice of making speeches to large audiences
 
public speaker
 
n

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public speaking

the rationale and practice of persuasive public speaking. It is immediate in its audience relationships and reactions, but it may also have broad historical repercussions. The orator may become the voice of political or social history.

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